In this episode, I’m speaking with Dr. Colin Zhu, known as The
Chef Doc. Dr. Zhu is a family practice D.O who is a traveling
doctor which I had never really heard of before I met him. A
personal passion of his is he loves to travel and has a lot of
unique stories and pearls that will get the wheels turning. He also
has a passion for cooking, hence The Chef Doc, and is also skilled
at connecting with people with his energetic and open personality.
All of these skills and passions makes him a shining example of
what a doctor should be and how a doctor should practice medicine
and makes him a valuable asset to the lifestyle medicine
movement.

Colin has worked in many settings, in many locations with an
array of patients that has given him a perspective to more
effectively connect with people in order to find what makes them
tick. From listening to this interview for a second time in
post-production, one of the things that came to mind is Dr. Zhu is
wise beyond his years, and I think a big reason why is his
experiences. It reminds me of the proverb “Walking 1000 miles is
better than reading a 1000 books.

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I hope you find this conversation beneficial on Episode
39 with Dr. Colin Zhu.

If you’re listening and you’re an endurance athlete or really an
athlete of any kind, I created a free eBook that highlights the
reasons to adopt a plant-based lifestyle as an athlete, marketed to
athletes. We often think of athletes needing more than the average
lay-person, and that’s true. And meat and animal products are often
synonymous with athleticism. We can get everything we need from
plants and I argue that we would be better athletes by adopting a
more plant-centered diet. So, if you’d like to get that free eBook,
the easiest way is to look in the show notes of this episode either
on my website, plant-based cyclist.com or on iTunes or Libsyn and
click on the Free eBook link to get it. If you have any friends out
there who are struggling with their nutrition, struggling with
their weight, with energy, with recovery or who may have a family
history of a chronic disease, feel free to point them in the
direction of this eBook as well.

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